Under the July Stimulus package, funding was made available for improvements to transport infrastructure. Our district engineer applied for €100,000 for repairs to the R414 in Allenwood South & Lullymore. I have been informed by Minister Martin Heydon today that this funding has been approved by Government. This is in addition to over €200,000 that…
As a parent, I have 100% confidence in the Principals and Staff of our local schools, to deal with the ups and downs of life with COVID-19 as they reopen in the coming days. My thanks to all staff members and the people behind the scenes that have helped to prepare for a school term…
Bord na Móna are testing solar panels alongside the existing wind monitoring mast in Lullybeg at the moment. I am currently learning as much as possible about renewable energy projects in peatland areas as we await details of the company’s plans for the West Kildare bogs. I think all such projects need to be approached…
I really like this guide to the canals in Kildare, produced by Kildare Sports Partnership. They even explain how to pronounce the ‘Skew Bridge’ in Allenwood! You can view it online at http://www.kildare.ie/kildaresp/TowpathTrails/ and check out the KSP Facebook page for details of the September walking challenge they’ve organised.
Very exciting to see that work has started on the Barrow Blueway between the 20th and 21st locks on the Grand Canal in Ballyteague today. This trail starts at Lowtown and goes all the way to Athy. I am liaising regularly with the Waterways Ireland engineer who is overseeing the project and I wish him…
I’m glad to see full repairs done to the road and footpath at Ballintine, in time for the new school term. I reported the crumbling road surface and the flooded footpath in March last year. I appreciate the work of the Clane Maynooth MD roads section in recognising the importance of this link between Kilmeague…
At a recent council meeting I proposed that 40% of the commercial rates from landfill sites, like the one at Drehid, would be allocated towards road safety and improvement projects. The council deemed it to be an unworkable solution and so the fight to improve safety at Killina National School, the Skew Bridge, Allenwood Cross…
In granting permission for a Solar Farm on the Timahoe North Bog, following an appeal by Butterfly Conservation Ireland, An Bord Pleanála have decided that the habitats of Timahoe Bog were not worth protecting. This will be the first large scale solar farm built on peat in the world that I can see. Leading solar…
Local company, ACDAL, situated in the Michael Fitzpatrick Enterprise Park in Allenwood, have now made hot desks available for remote workers. You can find the contact details on their website at http://www.acdal.ie Remote working is the future for a lot of office workers. Instead of spending a fortune on diesel going into Dublin every day,…
Minister Martin Heydon has informed me that Kildare County Council have been awarded €25,000 towards the building of a Cycle Cafe at Lowtown. It makes perfect sense to build up the facilities at Lowtown, as it is the starting point for the Barrow Blueway, and also a stopping point on the Grand Canal Greenway. It’s…